Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 228 - Such a Genius
The sixth round, from 64 to 32.

"Tianzhen Peak, Lan Chongzi, please enlighten me!" Lan Chongzi's eyes were burning with desire.

In the formation competition, he was the only one who was dissatisfied. In his opinion, Lin Le was able to win first place only because of the advantage of the magic weapon.

As soon as he finished speaking, he took out the array plate and slapped it, and a large array enveloped half of the arena.

The grand formation was activated, condensing into five true forms: bear, tiger, wolf, crane, and ape, each exuding an aura no weaker than that of a Nascent Soul cultivator at the ninth stage.

Lin Le glanced at it, quickly deducing the various possibilities in his mind, and then he drew his sword.

Upon seeing this, Lan Chongzi immediately activated the great formation.

The crane-shaped creature darted out like the wind, its sharp, long beak aimed directly at Lin Le's throat.

Lin Le slashed down with his sword, using his martial intent to control the sword energy, and fiercely attacked.

The crescent-shaped sword energy collided with the crane-shaped object, easily splitting it in two.

Lan Zhongzi was shocked. He quickly made hand seals, forming bear and tiger shapes, and rushed towards the sword energy.

The bear-shaped creature roared and slammed its large paw down, causing the sword energy to waver slightly, but it still managed to slice the bear-shaped creature in two.

The tiger-shaped creature followed closely behind, its claws slashing repeatedly, unleashing blades of energy to collide with the attack.

The sword energy gradually dissipated, but it still pierced through the tiger-shaped form, causing it to crumble.

Lan Chongzi's pupils contracted, and he made a hand seal. In his ape form, he wielded a golden staff and slashed at the sword energy with the momentum of shattering mountains and rivers.

boom!
The sword energy finally dissipated, but the ape-like form also became somewhat illusory.

This is too perverted!
Lan Zhongzi gritted his teeth. It seemed like a casual strike, but he actually had to use three of his true forms to block it. Was the difference in strength really that great?

Lin Le took one step at a time, slowly approaching the great formation.

Lan Chongzi made another hand seal, forcibly summoning a bear, a tiger, and a crane.

The five elements converged and transformed into a golden Qilin.

The Qilin made the first move, opening its mouth and letting out a roar, sending several golden bolts of lightning towards Lin Le.

Lin Le didn't even raise an eyebrow; the golden lightning dissipated on its own before it even reached him.

How is this going?

Some people were puzzled, as they hadn't seen Lin Le retaliate.

"Returning to Oneness and Colorlessness, I never expected this true disciple of the Spirit Pearl to have mastered it so quickly." An elder, having discerned the secret, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

The Return to One Colorless, Sky Blue One Color is the most treasured sword move in the True Sword Scripture. It is extremely difficult to learn, but once mastered, it can open a sword domain, which ordinary spells simply cannot break through.

As far as they knew, even a true master of the Azure Sky Sect would need two or three years to comprehend this move.

Lingzhu Zhenchuan had only been with Tianqing Peak for a little over a year, but he had already mastered the technique.

Considering Lin Le's exceptional skills in alchemy and formations, one can't help but marvel at how remarkably gifted this true disciple of the Spirit Pearl is.

Lan Zhongzi continued to urge the Qilin to attack, but neither the gale, the thunder, nor the flames could affect Lin Le.

Return to oneness, colorless!

Lan Zhongzi also realized what this was: the most troublesome method of the Tianqing Peak lineage.

Facing Lin Le who was closing in, Lan Zhongzi made a hand seal, and the golden Qilin transformed into a long spear.

He wants to finish his work in one battle!
kill!

With a flick of his finger, the golden spear shot out with a whoosh.

Lin Le swung his sword, but it was a sword move from the Azure Sword Manual, the Azure Mark Tear Silk.

Like a huge tear in a piece of silk, a crack connects Lin Le to Lan Zhongzi.

Lan Chongzi looked at the bloodstains on her chest and lowered her head helplessly.

"I surrender."

Lin Le remained silent, simply sheathing his sword and standing there. His battle with Lan Zhongzi was like an adult fighting a child; there was nothing to be proud of in winning.

The seventh round, from 32 to 16.

This time, Lin Le was facing a burly man with dark red skin and a body as large as a small mountain.

"Master Lanfeng, a true disciple of Tianshan Peak, please enlighten me." Lanfeng bowed. "Hmm." Lin Le nodded slightly.

Lin Le's dismissive attitude made Lan Fengzi frown, and then a sinister smile appeared on his face.

Boom!
With a loud bang, the entire arena trembled, and then Lan Fengzi rushed in front of Lin Le, his fist, as big as a pot, slamming into his head.

Lin Le didn't even blink before reaching out to catch it.

Whoosh, only a strong gust of air blew by, without making any other unusual noises.

Lan Fengzi looked closely and saw that Lin Le had caught his fist firmly with one palm, while his feet had not moved at all.

They accepted them all!
Lan Fengzi was shocked, which meant that Lin Le's body tempering level was far superior to his.

But how is this possible?

Lan Fengzi tried to pull his fist away, but he found that he couldn't pull his hand away.

Lin Le made his move; red patterns appeared on his arm, and then he threw it.

Lan Fengzi was thrown out like a pebble.

With a surge of powerful energy, Lan Fengzi managed to stop himself from falling off the stage, his brows furrowed tightly.

He wouldn't be mistaken about this way of exerting force; it was the Mountain-Swallowing Style from the Heavenly Mountain Furnace Blood Battle Scripture!
The Mountain-Swallowing Style is one of the more difficult moves to learn in the Blood Battle Manual.

Damn it, what kind of monster is this?!

Lan Fengzi couldn't help but curse inwardly. It was one thing for him to have studied the Azure Sword Scripture in depth, but the Blood Battle Scripture of the Heavenly Mountain Furnace was no less than the true teachings of his peak.

With his blood surging, Lan Fengzi threw another punch at Lin Le. He refused to believe that a true disciple who had cultivated his body for over fifty years could lose to a true disciple who had only been a disciple for less than two years.
Boom!
With a single slap from Lin Le, Lan Fengzi was embedded in the ring.

A mountain-suppressing style!
Lan Fengzi gritted his teeth and used another move from the Tianshan Furnace Blood Battle Scripture.

I refuse to believe it!

His entire body appeared, and Lan Fengzi's eyebrows and hair shot up into the sky, resembling a volcanic eruption.

Mountain collapse style!
Lan Fengzi threw another punch at Lin Le, the air between his fists compressed into extreme true energy, and finally exploded like gunpowder.

Boom!

After a loud bang, Lan Fengzi's pupils shrank as he saw Lin Le catch the attack with both hands.

His skin turned blood red as Lan Fengzi activated the Flesh and Blood Furnace, a trump card move equivalent to the colorless return to oneness.

Just as he was about to raise his fist to strike again, he saw Lin Le's skin turn blood red.

Damn, a flesh and blood furnace!
Lan Fengzi cursed inwardly, he hadn't expected Lin Le to have actually learned even his most secret moves.

But the arrow was already on the bowstring, and it had to be released!

Lan Fengzi gritted his teeth and threw a punch at Lin Le.

boom!
A figure was sent flying backwards and crashed outside the arena.

Upon closer inspection, everyone recognized the person as Lan Fengzi.
Moreover, it was visibly that Lan Fengzi's skeleton was somewhat distorted, clearly indicating that he had been defeated by a stronger force.

Everyone gasped in astonishment; Lin Le's physique was actually even stronger than Lan Fengzi's!

Pills, formations, swordsmanship, body physique—what kind of monstrous talent is this, to be so versatile!
Lin Le's skin returned to its fair complexion as he stood on the stage, awaiting the next round.

The eighth round, round of sixteen to eight.

“An Xuanzi of Tianhun Peak, please enlighten me.” A young man bowed to Lin Le, his eyes filled with apprehension.

As the bell rang, the young man immediately activated his divine sense technique and launched the first attack on Lin Le.

If one excels in both Dharma and physical cultivation, surely one cannot also make remarkable progress in the divine realm?

The truth is, Lin Le was far more talented than he had imagined.

In the midst of the battle of divine consciousness, An Xuanzi looked at the three-headed, six-armed deity with a wry smile. Where on earth did this monster come from?

With a muffled thud, An Xuanzi collapsed onto the arena, bleeding from all seven orifices.

Everyone was speechless.

(End of this chapter)